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June 23, 2023
Another Legislative Victory Makes NYC Solar Projects, and Battery Storage, More Affordable
Last week, as New York was surrounded by smoke from historic wildfires fueled by climate change, the New York State Legislature voted to extend and expand several provisions of the […]
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June 8, 2023
Wildfire Smoke Blankets the East Coast
Canada is burning, and this week so much smoke drifted down across the border that most of the eastern half of the country was affected. Levels of particulate matter rose […]
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May 8, 2023
What Is the Solar Property Tax Abatement?
New York has been a leader in advancing solar incentives, such as NYSERDA’s NY-SUN solar rebate program, the New York State Residential Solar Tax Credit and New York City’s Solar […]
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January 31, 2023
NYCHA Community Solar Project Wins $10K Sunny Award
A 1.2 megawatt (MW) solar energy project across 40 New York City Housing Authority rooftops was announced as the national winner of a U.S. Department of Energy program to make […]
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November 22, 2022
Key Takeaways from COP27
The United Nations held its annual Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt over the past few weeks, and while it wasn’t easy, in the end 200 countries signed on to […]
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October 6, 2022
Monday is Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Last year, President Biden officially recognized the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrating the cultures and contributions of Native Americans in the US. Formerly known as Columbus […]
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January 5, 2022
Solar One Announces Appointment of Stephen Levin as Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Levin will join Solar One as CEO as of January 10, 2022, after serving as New York City Councilmember for District 33 since 2010. He takes the helm of […]
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December 14, 2021
Solar One Selected by the Citi Foundation’s Community Progress Makers Initiative to Advance Social and Economic Opportunity in New York City
This unrestricted grant of $500,000 will enable Solar One to strengthen our programming, bringing those most affected by environmental injustice to the forefront of developing and benefitting from the clean […]
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October 27, 2021
EPA Pledges to Fix Longstanding Water Issues on Tribal Lands
November has been designated as Native American Heritage Month, and in advance of it, the US Environmental Protection Agency released a long-needed action plan to improve water and sewer infrastructure […]
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June 17, 2021
Solar-Funded WiFi for Affordable Housing: the New Normal?
Residents of 22 buildings in East New York, Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant are about to get free solar-powered WiFi under a new program that could be replicated across the […]
